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Flexible carbon electrodes for electrochemical detection of bisphenol-a, hydroquinone and catechol in water samples
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The detection of pollutant traces in the public water supply and aquifers is essential for the safety of the population. In this article, we demonstrate that a simple electrochemical procedure in acidic solution can be employed for enhancing the sensitivity of flexible screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPEs) to detect bisphenol-A (BPA), hydroquinone, and catechol, simultaneously. The SPEs were pretreated electrochemically in a H2 SO4 solution, which did not affect their morphology, yielding high current signals with well separated oxidation peaks. The sensitivity values were 0.28, 0.230, and 0.056 µA L µmol−1 with detection limits of 0.12, 0.82, and 0.95 µmol L−1 for hydroquinone, catechol, and BPA, respectively. The sensors were reproducible and selective for detecting BPA in plastic cups, and with adequate specificity not to be affected by interferents from water samples. The simple, inexpensive, and flexible SPE may thus be used to detect emerging pollutants and monitor the water quality.
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This research was funded by Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), grant number (Proc. 2018/22214-6 and 2016/01919-6); by Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior-Brazil (CAPES), grant number 88887.375050/2019-00 and 88887.375049/2019-00; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico-CNPq, grant number 153855/2018-5 and 423952/2018-8 and INEO (Brazil).
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Bisphenol-A Electrochemical sensor Emerging pollutants Flexible carbon electrodes Hydroquinone and catechol Water samples Analytical Chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation